2001 House Bill 4259 / Public Act 44

Introduced in the House

Feb. 15, 2001

Introduced by Rep. David Mead (R-101)

The executive recommendation for the FY 2001-2002 Department of Natural Resources budget. This appropriates $251.4 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), an increase of .1 percent compared to the current year’s $251.7 million, which was the amount enacted in 2000. Of this, $56.2 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the current year’s $55.9 million, an increase of .5 percent.

Referred to the Committee on Appropriations

March 22, 2001

Substitute offered

Which reflects changes adopted following committee testimony and discussion.

The substitute passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Chris Kolb (D-53)

To require the department to retain copies of certain reports.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Mark Jansen (R-72)

To require the department to display in the guide given to fishing license applicants information on how to access fish advisories issued by the Department of Community Health.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. A.T. Frank (D-96)

To require the department to submit to the legislature an extensive report on the activities of the department's internal auditor.

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Patricia Lockwood (D-51)

To require the department to submit to the legislature a report on the effectiveness in the prevention of swimmer's itch of "ReJex-it" (methylanthranlate).

The amendment passed by voice vote

Amendment offered by Rep. Scott Shackleton (R-107)

To prohibit the extraction of oil or gas from beneath the Great Lakes by means of "slant drilling" until the Natural Resources Commission has accepted and adopted certain recommended procedures.

The amendment passed 98 to 8 (details)

Amendment offered by Rep. Julie Dennis (D-92)

To prohibit the extraction of oil or gas from beneath the Great Lakes by means of "slant drilling" until certain environmental protection recommendations are adopted.

The amendment failed 53 to 54 (details)

Amendment offered by Rep. Andy Neumann (D-106)

To prohibit the extraction of oil or gas from beneath the Great Lakes by means of "slant drilling".

The amendment passed 55 to 47 (details)

Amendment offered by Rep. Andy Neumann (D-106)

The amendment failed 53 to 54 (details)

March 27, 2001

Passed in the House 101 to 4 (details)

To adopt a House version of the FY 2001-2002 Department of Natural Resources budget. This appropriates $256.6 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), an increase of 1.9 percent compared to the current year’s $251.7 million, which was the amount enacted in 2000. Of this, $56.2 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the current year’s $55.9 million, an increase of .5 percent.

Received in the Senate

March 27, 2001

May 30, 2001

Substitute offered

Which reflects changes adopted following committee testimony and discussion, with amendments, including one to require extensive new regulations on extraction of oil or gas from beneath the Great Lakes by means of on-shore "slant drilling," and to require a report to the legislature before any efforts are made to privatize any government functions funded by this budget.

The substitute passed by voice vote

May 31, 2001

Amendment offered by Sen. Bill Schuette (R-35)

To prohibit the extraction of oil or gas from beneath the Great Lakes by means of "slant drilling" in which all drilling operations are performed from a site at least 1500 feet inland from the lakeshore, unless extensive new regulations are required.

The amendment passed 18 to 14 (details)

Passed in the Senate 20 to 13 (details)

To adopt a Senate version of the FY 2001-2002 Department of Natural Resources budget. This appropriates $258.0 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), an increase of 2.5 percent compared to the current year’s $251.7 million, which was the amount enacted in 2000. Of this, $56.2 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the current year’s $55.9 million, an increase of .5 percent.

Received in the House

May 31, 2001

June 6, 2001

Failed in the House 1 to 102 (details)

A Senate-passed version of the bill, and sent it to a House-Senate conference committee to work out the differences.

Received in the Senate

June 6, 2001

June 26, 2001

Passed in the Senate 34 to 0 (details)

To adopt a House-Senate conference report for the FY 2001-2002 Department of Natural Resources budget. This appropriates $253.4 million in adjusted gross spending (funded from all sources, including state restricted fund and federal pass-through dollars, minus interdepartmental transfers), an increase of .6 percent compared to the current year's $251.7 million, which was the amount enacted in 2000. Of this, $52.1 million will come from the General Fund (funded by actual state tax revenues), compared to the current year's $55.9 million, a decrease of 6.7 percent. This slightly overstates the reduction in spending, because the figure is reduced by the transfer of a $2.07 million General Fund appropriation for the Mackinac Island State Park to the new Department of Arts, History, and Libraries.

Received

Received in the House

June 26, 2001

Passed in the House 104 to 1 (details)

Signed by Gov. John Engler

July 19, 2001